Place potato and bay leaf in a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for 6 minutes or until just starting to soften.

Drain and discard bay leaf.

Heat oil in a large frypan and cook onion for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 2-3 minutes until starting to crisp. Add paprika, garlic and tomato, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes until sauce has thickened.

Stir in chickpeas and cook until heated through. Stir in chopped parsley just before serving. Serve on toasted Turkish bread or rice.

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The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen is a food blog offers a range of healthy & home-style Lebanese recipes from savory to sweets. Lebanese cuisine includes an abundance of starches, whole grain, fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and seafood; animal fats are consumed sparingly. Poultry is eaten more often than red meat. When red meat is eaten it is usually lamb on the coast, and goat meat in the mountain regions. It also includes copious amounts of garlic and olive oil, often seasoned by lemon juice.